Question 87 · LEK · Mood stabilizers
A 30-year-old patient diagnosed with bipolar disorder was advised to take one of the medications preventing the relapse of the disease. After several days of the treatment polyuria and an upper limb tremor occurred. These effects suggest that the medication is:
- A. carbamazepine.
- B. valproic acid.
- C. lamotrigine.
- D. oxcarbazepine.
- E. lithium salts.
Hint
Recall which mood stabiliser interferes with renal water handling and often causes a fine hand tremor early in treatment.
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